#5

Synopsis

Peggy meets Jeff on vacation, but fails to tell him that she’s only 17 years old. She continues to lie as a romance develops, claiming she has a job and hiding their relationship from her parents. When Jeff proposes, Peggy insists they elope. Afterward, Jeff learns the truth and says marriage can’t be built on a “tissue of lies.” The marriage is annulled. Peggy graduates from high school and gets a job. Jeff returns and they are “remarried.”

Credits

Script

Madeline Mines

Pencils

Mort Meskin, John Celardo, George Tuska

Inks

Mort Meskin, John Celardo, George Tuska